SXSW adds 15 films to selection

'Safety Not Guaranteed,' which opened at Sundance, will screen only at that year's SXSW festival, it had been introduced Wednesday.South by Southwest has added 15 films -- including Colin Trevorrow's "Safety Not Guaranteed" and Mike Birbiglia's "Sleepwalk beside meInch -- together with securing lower its 120-session conference selection, outlined with a conversation with Seth MacFarlane.SXSW, which completed its schedule Wednesay, will open March 9 using the formerly introduced world premiere of Joss Whedon & Came Goddard's "The Cabin within the Forest." The premiere of "21 Jump Street" will its Focal point film.SXSW stated the fest will host a maximum of 132 features, including 74 world premieres, 17 United States Premieres and 11 U.S. premieres, with 58 films from first-time company directors. A maximum of 138 shorts will screen included in 12 overall shorts programs.SXSW introduced it's also starting Digital Domain programming track that examines how web-based media and platforms are utilized to share content by creatives from a variety of fields, particularly coping with new methods to storytelling.MacFarlane's panel continues to be looking for March 11 and can discuss his recent foray in to the music world together with his debut album and the approaching directorial debut "Ted," an active-action/CG-animated comedy starring Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis.Other notable sections include "Funny or Die: Way forward for Comedy & Anything Else" "Meat is Might: Epic Meal Time Rules the netInch "Rebuilding History: a century of Universal Films" and "We're Legion: Digital (R)Evolution" with author/director John Knappenberger.Films added incorporated the planet preems of Steve Taylor's "Blue Like Jazz," Todd Rohal's "Character Calls," Andrew Neel's "King Kelly," Malik Benjelloul's "Trying to find Sugar Guy" and "Shut Up and Take part in the Hits" from company directors Will Lovelace and Dyland Southern.SXSW will even screen a recently restored version of 1968's "Yellow Submarine," directed by George Dunning. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com